I
like to add that although I'm a fan of minifig I haven't watched every LEGO
film out there and this is probably my first review of a LEGO film to date. I
just like to put that out there before I delve into this review.
The
LEGO movie is about Emmet who is an ordinary LEGO construction worker in this
LEGO world that is said to be the prophesied as this sort of "special",
who will rid the world of an evil tyrant bent on some world ending domination
thingie as far as LEGO goes.
As
far as story goes it was pretty decent despite the cliche overused theme and
good versus evil storyline due to the abundance of toy and LEGO related puns
and characters that appear on screen. This film had nearly every LEGO related
toy they can get in the big screen that the entire film was a big easter egg LEGO culture reference galore.
The
story has a lot of morals to it about believing in yourself and never giving up
despite how hopeless things get which surprisingly works for this film. And
surprisingly despite the over abundance of LEGO character each has their
distinct personality and voices that it's easy to tell them apart. LEGO Batman
is LEGO Batman, Superman is Superman and so forth.
The
thing that makes this work are the characters as each and everyone is funny and
likable right down to the side characters. The jokes and the puns are funny
although not all of them landed for me. Also this film has some really dark
parts that the movie got away with simply cause they used LEGO bricks that Im
not sure are for kids.
The
voice acting for the LEGO characters is excellent from Chris Pratt to Morgan
Freeman. Each one a near perfect performance that gave life to these characters.
Although admittedly this film wouldn't be half as enjoyable without Will
Arnett's batman as he has half of the best lines and scenes in the film itself.
The
action sequences are nice although hard to follow at certain parts that you
need a pause button just to see it clearly since at times its all just colored
bricks clashing into each other. The songs are nice although the song
"Everything is Awesome" does get a tad bit over used at one point.
There
are human scenes in this film that you know is a page out of a Toy Story
concept that despite being the line that holds everything together didn't work
for me due to bad camera angle or bad dialogue and line delivery which tanked
the experience for me as I find these human scenes the lowest parts of the film.
The visuals and the effects are rich with the movie exploring the different theme LEGO had over the years from its western to its medieval line. Sure the film is definitely a marketing ploy to sell more LEGO but it was a fun and entertaining marketing ploy of a movie that was worth every price of admission. Kind of what LEGO is.
The
LEGO Movie is a thoroughly entertaining film although bogged down by its weak
human scenes. The characters are fun and memorable due to its exceptionally
good voice casting. A movie designed for kids but has enough heart for adults
as well. If you love LEGO you will surely enjoy this film. This is a solid film
I'd easily recommend to anyone as its both entertaining and well written.
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